...and something I've been wanting that will make my life WAY easier - a 50 foot, 50A welding extension cord so I don't have to play musical chairs with all the junk on my driveway when I want to do a couple welds outside!

^ Plus, I've been wanting to do a very ornate privacy screen under the deck, and would prefer to mock it up in place. The cord will get me there. Kewlness!!

Good meeting you today, Bob! I enjoyed hanging out with you. I get the feeling that this is going to be a very good year!

Here, here!

Speaking of deburring tools...I just bought a deburring tool yesterday. My very first dremel!
I was perfectly happy with my stone axe and Clovis point knife but the guys in the XRL thread shamed my into it.

You will enjoy the sheet metal books - Although you may wish you had never seen them once you flip thru them and realize how many more tools you dont have!! Some things you can make and some you will have to buy. Funny thing I have found is that you need lots of wood working stuff to do metal work - you will see !!

You will enjoy the sheet metal books - Although you may wish you had never seen them once you flip thru them and realize how many more tools you dont have!! Some things you can make and some you will have to buy. Funny thing I have found is that you need lots of wood working stuff to do metal work - you will see !!

Oh yeah. I already know about the "bucks". Just as much time goes into making those as goes into the metal forming. Maybe more.

When I got my TIG - I bought a spool of romex to make the long run from the box to my work area. An extra set of plug ends and I made an extension cord to get me all around the work area. It was cheaper to get the spool at contractor price vs buying just what I needed to make the two runs I was adding - One for the Welders and one for the central unit in the paint booth

When I got my TIG - I bought a spool of romex to make the long run from the box to my work area. An extra set of plug ends and I made an extension cord to get me all around the work area. It was cheaper to get the spool at contractor price vs buying just what I needed to make the two runs I was adding - One for the Welders and one for the central unit in the paint booth

I'll pass on the Romex idea.

Not a heavy enough jacket to be lying on the floor doing extension cord duty.

Plus, it's not very flexible.

SO or SJ cord is what I would use, but it's expensive. Buy the cord and the proper end caps, and you're easily at double what you can buy premade for. And that's just material prices - not counting a second of your time running around gathering everything up. The big brown truck will put one on my front porch that's ready-to-use for half price.

Plus, if I ever get a camper with a 50A plug, I can use it there as well! Always thinking ahead. Heheheh